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A First Book of Java
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by Gary J. Bronson
Sales Rank: 122302
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List Price: $77.95
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Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition November 13, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0534369235
ISBN-13: 978-0534369231
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Product Description
This text blends Gary Bronson's successful experience teaching introductory programming courses with key elements students need to know when programming in Java. Like the other books in Bronson's "First Book of" series, its purpose is to provide students with the tools, techniques, and understanding necessary to create and maintain Java programs at an introductory level.
About The Author
Gary J. Bronson is a Professor of Information Systems at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), where he was voted Teacher of the Year. He has worked at Lockheed Electronics, Bell Laboratories, and a number of Wall Street financial firms. He has also authored several successful programming textbooks on C, C++, and Java.
Customer Reviews & Comments
The only reason I even bought this book was because my professor requires it for an intro to computer science class (which I'm only taking for a math credit). I may know a little computer science and be a bit advanced for this book, but this book is not a book for beginners, it's a book for stupid people who don't understand a thing. Small concepts which only take a few words or a sentence to explain the author spends PAGES explaining. The author is so verbose. It's a pain to read and that's why I stopped reading it. Also the example programs given in the book are often useless programs which do not reflect a real life application of arrays, objects, etc. I can't believe I paid $75 for this book. With that kind of money, I could have bought 3 REALLY good books from OReilly or something. The other reviewer is correct. The author beats the reader over the head on some concepts and spends way too much time on esoteric details whcih are nonessential to the novice programmer anyway. I only recommend this book to people who need something to put themselves to sleep with.
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